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You have teams like Saudi Arabia, Iran and Morocco playing in the World Cup and the likes of Italy, Holland and chille sat at home. Should 5 teams from both Asia and Africa be awarded places. I can see the argument for both sides but the standard of football in the first 3 games has been awful.
Quote from: Retdon1 on June 15, 2018, 06:18:21 pmYou have teams like Saudi Arabia, Iran and Morocco playing in the World Cup and the likes of Italy, Holland and chille sat at home. Should 5 teams from both Asia and Africa be awarded places. I can see the argument for both sides but the standard of football in the first 3 games has been awful.I'd personally rather watch a variety of different quality teams from a variety of continents, than have a closed shop with all the so-called "top" nations in. It's what the World Cup is all about.Yes some of the players/teams on show so far haven't been great, but can't really complain with the twists and turns that have been served up so far. A 5-0 thrashing, two last-gasp winners, and tonights Portugal-Spain thriller. It's not all about watching "total football" and every game being of breathtaking quality for me.It's shaping up to be a brilliant tournament already.
Quote from: pib on June 15, 2018, 10:11:22 pmQuote from: Retdon1 on June 15, 2018, 06:18:21 pmYou have teams like Saudi Arabia, Iran and Morocco playing in the World Cup and the likes of Italy, Holland and chille sat at home. Should 5 teams from both Asia and Africa be awarded places. I can see the argument for both sides but the standard of football in the first 3 games has been awful.I'd personally rather watch a variety of different quality teams from a variety of continents, than have a closed shop with all the so-called "top" nations in. It's what the World Cup is all about.Yes some of the players/teams on show so far haven't been great, but can't really complain with the twists and turns that have been served up so far. A 5-0 thrashing, two last-gasp winners, and tonights Portugal-Spain thriller. It's not all about watching "total football" and every game being of breathtaking quality for me.It's shaping up to be a brilliant tournament already.It Just got me thinking that the World Cup is ment to be the best of the best but theirs a few sides that are rovers level. I’m not complaining though, I like to see games like Sweden vs Columbia or Denmark vs Peru... I can remember when Senegal shocked the world and beat France In 2002.
Id suggest neither side will get out of the group unless Russia were hiding some reserves of quality.
Ronaldo has a significant edge on Messi for me. He has that ability to impose his will on situations which Messi has never done at the top international level. Last night was a career-defining performance. Portugal are a very ordinary side but Ronaldo made them match a superb Spain sidevthrough his own strength of will and ability. It was reminiscent of Maradona in 86 making a bang ordinary Argentina the world champions. Ronaldo did that to some extent in the Euros in 2016 but last night was a step up.I’ve never seen Messi do that.
The Ronaldo show will take a bit of gloss off how good Spain were. Miles better side.
Just watching the Croatians get a penalty awarded and the commentators are making a big deal out of the fact that the defender had his arms around the Croation forward, saying what a stupid thing it is to do.Don’t we see that week in week out at Rovers games?There really should be more refs giving pens for stuff like this.
Smalling does it at most set plays every week for Man Unt.
Tell ya what, even though it's not my favoured style, Mexico have been bloody excellent in that first half.Some great diagonal balls, using the width, quick counter-attacks. Great to watch - and their goal was well deserved and long overdue. Shame they don't have more bite up top, otherwise they'd be 2 or 3-0 up. Germany have got to go for it in the second half, but if they push up and chase the game too much, they might get picked off on another counter-attack.One of the best games of the WC so far.